The Tree Of Life Archives

Olivier Assayas Says Lars Von Trier’s Anti-Semitic Joke Caused ‘Melancholia’ To Lose The Palme D’Or In 2011 To ‘The Tree of Life’

May 30, 2020 12:30 pm

When Terrence Malick won the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 2011 with "The Tree of Life," it was one of the few times award juries actually recognized one of the best movies of the year. The runner-up? One of 2011's ...

Gregory Ellwood’s Top 75 Films Of The 2010 Decade: Moonlight, I Am Love, Under The Skin

Gregory Ellwood

December 19, 2019 1:24 pm

Awards Campaign, News

What qualifies a film for the top of a Best of the Decade list? Well, it should obviously be transcendent. It should be masterful. It should stick with you for days (maybe even weeks or months). But those are ...

The Best Soundtracks & Scores Of The Decade [2010s]

The Playlist Staff

December 12, 2019 3:30 pm

Features, News

Maybe it's time to let the old ways of this almost-finished decade die, yeah? But it wouldn't be complete without our deep dive into the best soundtracks and scores of the 2010s. It's admittedly somewhat weird ...

The 100 Best Films Of The Decade [2010s]

The Playlist Staff

December 2, 2019 11:32 am

Features, News

Look, making a Best of Decade list is an impossibility. As the 2010s come to a close, we’ve been agonizing over this (long-delayed) list for half a year now and even had to take a break and put it away this sum...

Gushing Over ‘The Tree Of Life’ Extended Cut From Criterion [Home Video Highlights]

Erik McClanahan

September 29, 2018 3:35 pm

News, Podcasts

Welcome to a new edition of The Playlist Podcast, a discussion about film news and other film and television related items. Erik from AYT here, and on this episode I’m joined by Over/Under Movies creator Oktay ...

Criterion’s ‘Tree Of Life’: Terrence Malick’s 3-Hour Version Expands A Vision Of Grace, Loss & Family

Rodrigo Perez

September 19, 2018 3:01 pm

Features, News

“Toscanini once recorded a piece sixty-five times. You know what he said when he finished?” the stern, often mean Mr. O’Brien (Brad Pitt) says to his son eldest son Jack (Hunter McCracken) in Terrence Malick’s...

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‘The Tree Of Life’ Criterion Trailer: First Look At Terrence Malick’s Extended Cut Of The Acclaimed Film

Charles Barfield

September 11, 2018 12:30 pm

News, Trailers

Every month, we cover the new releases from Criterion. There’s never a dull month. But we must say, it’s been a while since we’ve been as excited for a Criterion Collection release of a film as we are for Terre...

Criterion To Release A Longer Version of Terrence Malick’s ‘The Tree Of Life’

Rodrigo Perez

May 11, 2018 5:42 pm

News

Has the modern holy grail of cinema been found? There had been much talk over the years of an extended version of Terrence Malick's Palme d'Or winning 2011 film, “The Tree of Life.” In fact, in the famous lead ...

Trey Edward Shults Talks ‘It Comes at Night,’ Working On ‘Tree Of Life’ With Terrence Malick & More [Interview]

Jordan Ruimy

June 9, 2017 11:17 am

Interviews, News

Some of you may have missed out on 2016’s hidden masterpiece, Trey Edward Schults’ “Krisha.” However, there is a vocal fanbase behind the film and many are starting to see Shults as one of the most talented you...

The 20 Best Brad Pitt Movies

Oliver Lyttelton

May 24, 2017 1:43 pm

Features, News

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Netflix has had no difficulty (thanks to their pots and pots of cash) in attracting big names to the streaming service. They convinced Kevin Spacey and David Fincher to enter the TV world, they’ve virtually mon...

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